13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly [a]army of angels praising God and saying,

14 (A)Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among people [b](B)with whom He is pleased.”

15 When the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem, then, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:13 Or host
  2. Luke 2:14 Lit of good pleasure; or of goodwill

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
    and on earth peace(A) to those on whom his favor rests.”

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

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